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There are so many benefits to exercising during pregnancy
for mama and baby, including reduction of backaches and
swelling as well as increased energy, lifting your mood and
overall making you feel less blah and bloated. Plus, regular
exercise can even help your ability to cope during labour.
Never has there been so many choices on how to stay fit.
A few decades ago pregnancy was treated much like an
illness, with doctors and midwives advising mamas-to-be that
they should just rest and kick up their heels for nine months. But
since then, experts have changed their tunes and recommend
getting at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise daily during
pregnancy, unless you fall under the high risk category or have
a medical condition. The good news is that if you were active
prior to pregnancy, you can more or less maintain the same
level of activity. Sure you might need to modify some of your
exercises, but if you’re smart about it, pregnancy shouldn’t put
much of a change in your physical fitness plans.
A solid exercise routine will also take you far postpartum. Train
your brain to include exercise on a regular basis and you
won’t ever feel that it’s a burden. There are also strategic ways
to sneak in a workout session that don’t involve you paying
for a gym membership. I’ve trained myself to do leg lifts while
unloading the dishwasher or squats whilst on a conference
call. It’s all about multitasking!
“
If you thought pr egnancy
was your tick et to sit on your
bum for nine mont hs
,
Ive got a newsflash for you
”
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